Washington mom watches as flames destroy home with 3 kids inside

Police say a mother is the sole survivor of a house fire that killed three children overnight in southwestern Washington state.

Police in the city of Centralia say the mother and children were the only people in the two-story home when emergency responders arrived shortly before 1 a.m. They say mother was the only one who made it out of the fire alive.

Sgt. Carl Buster of the Centralia Police Department says investigators are talking with the mother.